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A cutting-edge gene-editing trial in China went disastrously wrong. A family wants accountability (www.science.org)
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[–] -4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

If the adverse reaction is to the vector, the patient would then experience the negative effects without a chance of getting any benefits.

Yeah but she wouldn't be fucking dead.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Wtf. If she died from the dna editing, doing the test you mention wouldn’t have prevented it. If she died from the formulation, she would have died from the test you talk about. I don’t see a scenario where a test with a control virus makes a difference.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    An allergy test uses small amounts to test for a reaction.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    She died in kidney failure and thrombotic microangiopathy, not an allergic reaction. They did test for antibodies against the virus. The injection was directly into the cerebrospinal fluid, not exactly the same exposure you get with a skin allergy test.

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